Big Dipper (disambiguation)
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Big Dipper is the American term for the seven brightest stars of Ursa Major, called the Plough in Britain.
Big Dipper also may refer to:
- Big Dipper, alternative name for a roller coaster ride, especially in the United Kingdom. Several roller coasters are specifically known by this name, including;
- Big Dipper (Australian roller coaster), name for two Australian rides, one demolished, the second operating under a new name.
- Big Dipper (Geauga Lake), a wooden roller coaster at Geauga Lake.
- Big Dipper (record label)
- "Big Dipper", a song by Built to Spill from their 1994 album There's Nothing Wrong with Love
- For other uses of the big dipper see Starry Plough
As a nickname in sport, Big Dipper may also refer to:
- Wilt Chamberlain (1936–1999), American basketball player
- Robert DiPierdomenico (born 1958), Australian rules footballer
[edit] See also
- Beidou, Chinese name of Big Dipper.